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Erasing images and avoiding arrogance

ahmad:658 – Muḥammad b. Jaʿfar > Shuʿbah > al-Ḥakam > rajul min ahl al-Baṣrah (Abū Muwarriʿ; Abū Muḥammad)

[AI] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ was at a funeral, and he mentioned the hadith, and he did not say: "from Ali." And he said: "and not a picture except that he smeared it." Then he said: "I did not come to you, O Messenger of Allah, until I had not left any picture except that I smeared it." And he said: "Do not be a tempter or arrogant."

أحمد:٦٥٨ – حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ عَنِ الْحَكَمِ عَنْ رَجُلٍ مِنْ أَهْلِ الْبَصْرَةِ قَالَ وَيُكَنِّيهِ أَهْلُ الْبَصْرَةِ أَبَا مُوَرِّعٍ قَالَ وَأَهْلُ الْكُوفَةِ يُكَنُّونَهُ بِأَبِي مُحَمَّدٍ قَالَ

كَانَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ فِي جَنَازَةٍ، فَذَكَرَ الْحَدِيثَ، وَلَمْ يَقُلْ: عَنْ عَلِيٍّ، وَقَالَ: «وَلَا صُورَةً إِلَّا طَلَخَهَا». فَقَالَ: "مَا أَتَيْتُكَ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ حَتَّى لَمْ أَدَعْ صُورَةً إِلَّا طَلَخْتُهَا". وَقَالَ: «لَا تَكُنْ فَتَّانًا وَلَا مُخْتَالًا».

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